I’ve waited almost 8 weeks… and finally the reward ;-)
And I’ve already managed to solder the LT1618 boost converter chip to one of these. Compared to soldering TQFP-32 packages this screams for solder paste and a hot air station. You need patience and flux… LOTS!
This needs a very steady hand. Even with a quite pointy [...]
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I’ve been planning to build a prototype driver for the Seeedstudio LED module (1, 2) for quite a while, but I just cannot get MSOP-DIP adapters that are reasonably priced. The cheapest single one I could find was 2.50€! The LT1618 boost driver chip I intend to use only comes in a MSOP10 package, and [...]
For uploading to “home made Arduinos” or other boards not equipped with an USB/TTL-serial converter chip like the Boarduino, there’s a few adapters out there. One of which is the standard FTDI USB/TTL-serial cable, which costs 20$ in the USA and more than 20€ in Europe (that’s the usual rip-off, as 20$ ~ 14€). Sparkfun [...]
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